From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kai Grossjohann Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: a suggested solution for better external' completion in certain emacs modes Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:18:41 +0100 Message-ID: <86mzxolgta.fsf@ketchup.de.uu.net> References: <87smal64nc.fsf@orebokech.com> <87wtx45rag.fsf_-_@tapsellferrier.co.uk> <87k6svzzp5.fsf_-_@tapsellferrier.co.uk> <867josmzif.fsf@ketchup.de.uu.net> <87r7n0ab89.fsf@tapsellferrier.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1100175562 5735 80.91.229.6 (11 Nov 2004 12:19:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:19:22 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 11 13:19:13 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CSDuz-00084G-00 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:19:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CSE3U-0001YZ-2Z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 07:28:00 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CSE3J-0001WT-LX for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 07:27:49 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CSE3H-0001VV-Mc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 07:27:48 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CSE3H-0001Ux-JY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 07:27:47 -0500 Original-Received: from [80.91.229.2] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CSDua-0000o9-CV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 07:18:48 -0500 Original-Received: from list by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CSDuZ-0003R5-00 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:18:47 +0100 Original-Received: from ketchup.de.uu.net ([139.4.38.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:18:47 +0100 Original-Received: from kai by ketchup.de.uu.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:18:47 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-Lines: 15 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: ketchup.de.uu.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:bd1Aza53VKBwObAKXCvj/QyTzzY= X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:29740 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:29740 Nic Ferrier writes: > What rms is saying is that one could adapt the current Readline > communication channel to break out of the normal reading and switch > into the new mode. Maybe he's right. I'm not sure if it wouldn't be > more complicated to manage the state of the current line once commands > were being sent. For Emacs interaction, the normal mode might not be needed at all. WDYT? The command-oriented mode could provide a special command to accept and process a line. Kai